Arkansas Business back issues from October 1991:
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ACORN - just a bunch of nuts? (members of Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now fight proposed sales-tax increases)(includes related articles on ACORN's founding and its members)
Oct 07, 1991; Rengers, Carrie ... Little Rock 2000's Outspoken Opponent Still Making Noise After Two Decades It is a week before the Little Rock 2000 vote, the highly publicized attempt to raise more than $100 million for a downtown multipurpose arena and other capital projects. Sammy Mills, a 56-year-old ...
Food fight! (Wal-Mart Stores Inc. acquires grocery chain Phillips Cos.)
Oct 07, 1991 ... Last week's announcement by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. that it was acquiring the grocery chain Phillips Cos. left a lot of questions unanswered. For example, what is the ousted Phillips chairman, John Phillips, going to do? Reports say Phillips is leaving to pursue other ...
Mail Boxes Etc. Inc.
Oct 07, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Richard Hare Address: 1818 N. Taylor St., Little Rock, 72207, 666-2338 Start-up date: Sept. 9 "We're called the post office alternative," says Richard Hare, owner of Mail Boxes Etc. Inc. on Taylor Street in Little Rock. It will be the second Little Rock location for ...
DD's Deli.
Oct 07, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owners: Diane and Dale Douglas Address: 300 S. University Ave., Little Rock, 72207, 666-7200 Start-up date: Sept. 26 Remember Dale and Diane Douglas? Their Little Rock sweetshop, Sweet Sensations, was featured Aug. 12 in "New Businesses." The couple now has opened ...
Lorenzen and Co. Booksellers.
Oct 07, 1991; Harper, Kim ... President: Rod Lorenzen Address: 10300 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, 72207, 663-3253 Start-up date: October Rod Lorenzen says he is trying to fill a niche in the Little Rock book market. Lorenzen and Co. Booksellers in west Little Rock's Colony West shopping center ...
A new office supply game. (prospects for Little Rock, Arkansas' office furniture and supply dealers)
Oct 07, 1991; Ford, Kelly ... An Old Industry Learns The Staples Of Staying Competitive If Attorney General Winston Bryant's $100,000 shopping spree is any indication, central Arkansas office furniture and supply dealers should be having a good year. But when Office Depot and Office Warehouse came to ...
The colorful CFO. (Thomas Robert Hill, chief financial officer of First Commercial Corp., dies) (Obituary)
Oct 07, 1991; Ford, Kelly ... Tom Hill Mixed Intelligence And Humor At First Commercial Corp. Tom Hill did not fit the stereotype of a banker or accountant. He wasn't boring. He wasn't quiet. He could liven up a board meeting faster than a girl popping out of a cake. But ...
Wheel dealers. (automobile dealers in Arkansas)
Oct 07, 1991; Gibson, Carolyn ... Gwatney Operates Largest Auto Empire Harold Gwatney Chevrolet at Jacksonville is the flagship of the largest Arkansas-based automobile empire. In addition to its Jacksonville operation, Gwatney has three dealerships at Memphis, Tenn. Total sales for the Gwatney ...
Top office managers in Central Arkansas. (Tabular data only)(Office/Industrial Space Lease Guide) (Directory)
Oct 07, 1991 ... TABULAR DATA OMITTED Suburban Little Rock may be defined loosely as all of the area inside the city limits but not included in the downtown or midtown regions -- a broad area, much of which has no sizable office buildings. Others try to have it that suburban means west ...
Downtown. (lists of buildings in Arkansas)(Office/Industrial Space Lease Guide) (Directory)
Oct 07, 1991 ... Downtown Little Rock, bounded roughly by the Arkansas River, I-30, I-630 and by the state Capitol complex, contains the oldest and densest group of office buildings in central Arkansas. DOWNTOWN LOCATOR <Pre> AEGON D1 ATKINS BUILDING ...
North Little Rock. (lists of buildings in North Little Rock, Arkansas)(Office/Industrial Space Lease Guide) (Directory)
Oct 07, 1991 ... This map includes that portion of North Little Rock and Sherwood bounded roughly by: John F. Kennedy Blvd. and Main Street on the west; the Arkansas River on the south; Hwy. 67-167 on the east and Kiehl Ave. on the north. Maumelle also is included. NORTH LITTLE ROCK LOCATORS ...
The new crop at Harvest. (Harry Janson's appointment as Harvest Foods Inc.'s new chief executive officer ) (Company Profile)
Oct 14, 1991; Ford, Kelly ... Harry Janson Attempts To Restructure And Revive A $500-Million Arkansas Grocery Store Chain It was a move even insiders claim they didn't see coming. On the evening of Sept. 26, Donald B. Pennington resigned as chairman and chief executive officer of Little Rock-based ...
Something is going on. (Reynolds Metals Co. soon to reopen)
Oct 14, 1991 ... We've seen a lot of work going on at Gum Springs (near Arkadelphia) at the Reynolds Metals Co.'s former Patterson Plant. The plant, which employed about 500 highly paid workers at its height, closed in 1985. It now appears it indeed will reopen on a smaller scale next year. ...
We'll wait and see. (Bryce Corp.'s plans to operate in Heber Springs)
Oct 14, 1991 ... We've heard twice now that the Memphis, Tenn.-based Bryce Corp. is coming to Heber Springs just as Aeroquip Corp. closes its attractive facility and relocates to Indiana by the end of the month. The Aeroquip building is for sale, but for some reason the company wouldn't ...
Life in the Atrium. (First Commercial Corp. closes First Savings of Arkansas branch)
Oct 14, 1991 ... First Commercial Corp. of Little Rock recently closed the downtown First Federal Plaza branch of First Savings of Arkansas after purchasing its assets from the Resolution Trust Corp. Although legally the RTC still leases the atrium space, John Flake of the Little Rock real estate ...
Adding on. (Tyson Foods Inc. to expand plant)
Oct 14, 1991 ... No details because Tyson Foods Inc.'s main spokesman, Bob Justice, is on vacation. But here's the big picture: Tyson soon will be expanding its River ...
Nailing it down. (P.C. Hardware & Machinery Co. to expand)
Oct 14, 1991 ... Look for P.C. Hardware & Machinery Co. to expand its presence in northwest Arkansas. The company, which has two stores in Little Rock ...
Good news. (Systematics Information Services Inc.'s continuing growth)
Oct 14, 1991 ... We feel safe saying there will be no shortage of positive press releases in the future from Systematics Information Services Inc. After all, Jack Stephens recently bought another chunk of shares. And Mr. Jack rarely makes bad investments. A guest analyst on the PBS ...
Strategies & Alligators. (New Businesses)
Oct 14, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Gary Chandler Address: 3100 Martineau Place, North Little Rock, 72116, 758-5588 Start-up date: Aug. 1 "A consultant is someone who tells you what time it is by your watch," says Gary Chandler, owner of Strategies & Alligators of North Little Rock. Chandler says his ...
Neighborhood Wine & Spirits. (New Businesses)
Oct 14, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Doug McDowall Address: 4526 Camp Robinson Road, North Little Rock, 72118, 791-2626 Start-up date: Aug. 12 When other liquor stores protested the opening of Neighborhood Wine & Spirits on Camp Robinson Road in North Little Rock, Doug McDowall says they were "just afraid of ...
Nannies For You. (New Businesses)
Oct 14, 1991; Harper, Kim ... President: Kelly Binz Address: 1824 N. Mississippi St., Little Rock, 72207, 228-6264 Start-up date: Sept. 16 Nannies For You is a placement service for full-time and ...
Sherman of Arkansas Inc. (New Businesses)
Oct 14, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owners: Gary and Linda Pitts Address: 9500 Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, 72207, 758-1693 Start-up date: September Sherman of Arkansas Inc., an 8-year-old business owned by Gary and Linda Pitts of Little Rock, recently opened a new division. According to sales manager ...
Moore Than Manners. (New Businesses)
Oct 14, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owner: June Moore Address: 5 Dreher Court, Little Rock, 72209, 568-6308 Start-up date: July June Moore, an etiquette consultant, realizes mastering social skills can be tricky. Her Little Rock consulting firm, Moore Than Manners, offers corporate seminars and workshops ...
Arkansas Wings Inc. (New Businesses)
Oct 14, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Jayson Moore Address: 7900 N. Chicot Road, Little Rock, 72209, 562-0302 Start-up date: Aug. 23 After a decade of vehicle repair, Jayson Moore decided to open his own shop. ...
Good Vibrations. (New Businesses)
Oct 14, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owners: Marty and Tenyia Hawks Address: 31 Loblolly Drive, Little Rock, 72204, 565-4618 Start-up date: October Planning a bachelor party? Want to surprise the birthday girl? Marty and Tenyia Hawks may be the couple to call. Their business, Good Vibrations ...
Commercial concerns. (real estate development in Little Rock)
Oct 14, 1991; Waldon, George ... Can Real Estate Development In Little Rock Be Reduced To A Simple Equation Of Supply And Demand? The players in central Arkansas' commercial real estate market face a challenging array of issues. What is the most important issue affecting the way developers, leasing agents ...
Coming out of storage. (Bill Brandon is developing an office-warehouse complex in West Little Rock)
Oct 14, 1991; Waldon, George ... Warehouse Developers Spending Millions To Create A New Distribution Hub In West Little Rock The 65th Street-Scott Hamilton Drive corridor in southwest Little Rock once was the hot spot for warehouse development. Beginning in the late 1950s, movers and shakers such as ...
John T. Hardin.
Oct 14, 1991 ... Rose Law Firm, a professional association, has recently named John T. Hardin a partner of the firm. Hardin practices primarily in the areas of commercial transactions and bankruptcy law. He graduated with highest honors from the University of Arkansas ...
Corporate divorce. (Millie Ward and Larry Stone leave Resneck Stone Ward & Associates to form Stone & Ward)
Oct 14, 1991; Rengers, Carrie ... Agency Splits Gave Birth To And Then Killed Resneck Stone Ward & Associates Members of the Little Rock advertising community view the split of what was Resneck Stone Ward & Associates as ironic. That's because the agency was formed seven years ago following a similar ...
The slump continues. (commercial real estate market in Little Rock, Arkansas)
Oct 14, 1991; Gibson, Carolyn ... Little Rock Developer Sees An End To Gloomy Commercial Real Estate Market Recent commercial real estate developments in central Arkansas have been discouraging. Foreclosures, lawsuits and bankruptcies among major players such as the Crestwood Co. and Basham & Co. cast a ...
Dillard and Mr. D: William Dillard, Edward DeBartolo mix friendship with business. (chairman of Dillard Department Stores and chief executive officer of Dillard Department Stores)(includes biographical sketch)
Oct 21, 1991; Webb, Kane ... The 1989 Super Bowl at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami brought together an interesting pair. It wasn't the Cincinnati Bengals and the San Francisco 49ers. At a private party held in a special suite high above the playing field, Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. had as his guest William ...
Coming in 1992: Central Arkansas commercial real estate leaders look at what the future holds. (Interview)
Oct 21, 1991; Waldon, George ... The 1980s was a decade that took the feast-and-famine cycle of commercial development to new extremes. The Little Rock-North Rock market experienced a heralded period of profit and then loss from overbuilding. The apartment, office and retail markets remain in a period of ...
Land of milk and money: former dairy land in North Little Rock produces more than $6.5 million in commercial sales.
Oct 21, 1991; Waldon, George ... The property just west of Interstate 430 on either side of Maumelle Boulevard once was the land of milk, if not honey. Dairy cattle from several farms roamed the pastures there until the 1970s. Since then, the land has been devoted to commercial development. A ...
Tuition Assistance Group. (New Businesses)
Oct 21, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owners: Gary and Janice Hughes Address: 120 Shoemaker Circle, Conway, 72032, 327-3677 Start-up date: October Gary Hughes says the secret to obtaining financial assistance for education "lies in knowing where the money is and what programs fit a student's needs." Hughes' ...
Decorating Den. (New Businesses)
Oct 21, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owners: Gail Green Address: 3 Bradford Drive, Little Rock, 72207, 224-2729 Start-up date: Oct. 6 After years of being active in politics, Gail Green of Little Rock says she wanted "something I could build on my own." Green, 41, became interested in the Decorating Den, an ...
Light Productions Inc. (New Businesses)
Oct 21, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owners: Lee Burrell and Walter Spiers Address: 11300 Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, 72212, 223-8736 Start-up date: July 1 With 10 years of experience, Lee Burrell has launched his own Little Rock production company, Light ...
D&D Sun Control. (New Businesses)
Oct 21, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owners: Evans Dietz, James Dietz and Terrence Dolan Address: 5301 Warden Road, North Little Rock, 72116, 771-7755 Start-up date: September D&D Sun Control, an automobile window-tinting business, is the exclusive Pulaski County dealer for 3M Scotch tint window film, according to the ...
Copier Exchange. (New Businesses)
Oct 21, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owners: MaryJane Rebick, Mike Rebick and John Frederick Address: 1223 S. Broadway Ave., Little Rock, 376-6038 Start-up date: Sept. 1 Little Rock-based Copy Systems has opened Copier Exchange, "Arkansas' first recycled copier outlet," according to MaryJane Rebick, an owner of the ...
Creative Images Photography. (New Businesses)
Oct 21, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owners: John Rose Jr. and Susan LaChance Address: 1900 Reservoir Road, No. 60, Little Rock, 72207, 221-9773 Start-up date: October John Rose Jr. says he began his photography business so he could move closer to home. After working eight years as a photographer for an ...
Home is where the office is; Arkansas entrepreneurs find success in the comfort of their own homes. (home-based businesses)
Oct 21, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Look around your neighborhood. You might notice a neighbor offering graphics design services. The couple down the block is growing and selling exotic plants. A busy mother of four is starting a day-care service. Everywhere you turn, people are abandoning ...
A blue-light special: Kmart dresses up for its renewed battle against Wal-Mart. (Company Profile)
Oct 21, 1991; Ford, Kelly ... It's a new day at Kmart Corp. But analysts doubt recent changes will be enough to help the Troy, Mich.-based chain catch Arkansas-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in the race to be the nation's leading retailer. Arkansas is one of the battlefields. The state has more ...
Are you guilty? Sex, laws and work-place rape - the issue of sexual harassment emerges from the closet. (cases of sexual harassment and discrimination against women in work-place have been filed in Arkansas)
Oct 21, 1991; Rengers, Carrie ... It is the rare -- and lucky -- woman who will not experience sexual harassment at some point in her career. The National Association of Female Executives polled its 1,300 members and found that 53 percent said they were sexually harassed by people who control their careers. ...
Surveying engineers: Garver & Garver, with staff of 92, is Arkansas' largest engineering firm. (Arkansas Business Rankings)
Oct 21, 1991; Gibson, Carolyn ... The Oct. 8 defeat of Little Rock 2000 was disappointing for many Arkansas engineers. Disappointment over the failure of Little Rock 2000 was balanced, however, by the Legislature's actions earlier this year. It approved increases in the gasoline tax of 5 cents per gallon and in the ...
Internal changes: IRS attempts to create a good-guy image. (Internal Revenue Service in Arkansas)
Oct 21, 1991; Rengers, Carrie ... This is Phil Beasley with the IRS calling," says the voice on the other end of the phone. Gulp. Even though the reporter is expecting a return call from the IRS, the very mention of those three letters is enough to put a lump in the throat. "A lot of people are ...
The death of a lady. (closure of Arkansas Gazette newspaper upon acquisition of Walter E. Hussman Jr. of Little Rock Newspapers Inc. from the Gannett Co.)
Oct 28, 1991; Webb, Kane ... The Final Days At The Gazette: Anger, Fear And Frustration The rumors had circulated for weeks. The Arkansas Gazette, an institution Arkansas took for granted for more than a century, would close. No longer would thousands of people from Eudora to Bentonville begin ...
Cease-fire. (supposed settlement in the legal battle between John Grillo and Charles Basham of Basham & Co.)
Oct 28, 1991 ... Have you heard about a settlement in the legal battle surrounding Basham & Co. of Little Rock? We're told John Grillo and Charles Basham are no longer fighting over the assets of the commercial development ...
Lafayette, he has returned. (wheeler-dealer Jimmy Winemiller is back in Arkansas' real estate market despite federal prohibitions )
Oct 28, 1991 ... Remember Jimmy Winemiller of Marion, the poor boy turned millionaire who lost a bundle in the savings and loan failures and, in turn, cost lenders and taxpayers money? Maybe you've heard that Winemiller is the money man behind appraiser Richard Flowers and his effort to buy the ...
More on Maynard. (W. Neil Maynard, former president and chief executive officer of First National Bank of Stuttgart)
Oct 28, 1991 ... The party line on the resignation of W. Neil Maynard as chairman, president and chief executive officer of First National Bank of Stuttgart was that he wanted "to pursue other business interests." We told you that last week. Now, details are cropping up that suggest ...
While Dad's away. (John Tyson takes over Tyson Foods Inc. while father, Don Tyson, is on business trip)
Oct 28, 1991 ... Is John Tyson already taking a more high-profile role at Springdale's Tyson Foods Inc.? His father, Don Tyson, is spending most of his time these days trying to sell chickens in ...
Jobs for journalists. (employment for former employees of Arkansas Gazette newspaper)
Oct 28, 1991 ... The revolving door of journalism spins quickly. Not surprisingly, many Gazette staffers are finding the only way to remain in careers they enjoy is to leave Arkansas. Ginna Parsons, a member of the Arkansas Gazette's copy desk, soon will be taking over the assistant news ...
Money matters. (Walter E. Hussman Jr. pays an extra $1.3 million for the Arkansas Gazette)
Oct 28, 1991 ... On a Saturday, it was reported in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that Walter E. Hussman Jr. had purchased the assets of the Arkansas Gazette for $68 million. On a Sunday, it was reported that Hussman borrowed $69.3 million to buy the Gazette's assets. Why did Hussman need ...
Beating deadline. (Democrat-Gazette announces ahead of time closure of Arkansas Gazette by the Gannet Co.)
Oct 28, 1991 ... If confirmation is needed that the newspaper war was originally scheduled to end Monday, Oct. 21, rather than Friday, Oct. 18, it is provided by the Democrat-Gazette advertising department. ...
Nature's Pantry. (New Businesses) (Company Profile)
Oct 28, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owners: Ruby and Edward E. Settgast Address: 11121 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, 72211, 224-3535 Start-up date: September When Ruby and Edward Settgast changed their eating habits almost two decades ago, they discovered that healthier foods made them feel better. They ...
Pets Direct Inc. (New Businesses) (Company Profile)
Oct 28, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owners: Darlene Agee and Sheila Garner Address: 1500 Macon Drive, Little Rock, 72211, 228-6436 Start-up date: Oct. 23 Darlene Agee and Sheila Garner recognize there is a growing animal rights movement. Often, the quality of pet stores is not high, and conditions in the ...
Dyewitness of Ark. Inc. (New Businesses) (Company Profile)
Oct 28, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owners: Gary Barket and Jim Autry Address: 1900 N. Main St., Suite 100, North Little Rock, 72114, 758-8231 Start-up date: October It packs a punch. A green punch. It labels criminals for up to a week. Best of all, it fits in the palm of your hand. ...
Tint It Inc. (New Businesses) (Company Profile)
Oct 28, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owners: Troy Watkins and Willie Austin Address: 600 W. Roosevelt Road, Little Rock, 72205, 376-3466 Start-up date: Oct. 21 Tint It Inc., a detail car wash and custom window-tinting business, has ...
Ci Cymru Corgis. (New Businesses) (Company Profile)
Oct 28, 1991; Harper, Kim ... Owner: Kathy Graves Address: 124 S. Pearl St., Little Rock, 72205 Start-up date: October According to Kathy Graves, "Ci Cymru" is Welsh for "dog of Wales." Graves has been breeding and training Pembroke Welsh corgi for seven years. She decided to make her hobby an official ...
"The fight was no longer mine." (views of John Brummett, former political editor of Arkansas Gazette and columnist of Arkansas Democrat)
Oct 28, 1991; Brummett, John ... The Gannett Co. Made Mistakes At Every Turn In Little Rock: Did It Ever Stand A Chance? Did the Gannett Co., the world's richest media conglomerate, mismanage the Arkansas Gazette, displaying general journalistic and competitive ineptitude and cold, inhumane corporate insensitivity ...
The financial forecast. (effect of closure of the Arkansas Gazette newspaper on its employees and on Little Rock's economy)
Oct 28, 1991; Rengers, Carrie ... What The Gazette's Closure Means For Employees And Little Rock's Economy When the Arkansas Gazette ceased operations after almost 172 years, Little Rock didn't just lose a newspaper. It lost more than 700 full- and part-time jobs. Like a factory shutting down? ...
Advertising for business. (media outlets hope to capture advertising business of defunct Arkansas Gazette newspaper)
Oct 28, 1991; Rengers, Carrie ... Arkansas Media Outlets Hope To Capitalize On Gazette's Demise During the Little Rock newspaper war, other Arkansas media outlets complained they were being forced to charge unreasonably low advertising rates in order to compete. Now that the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is the ...
The legal war: attorneys, brokers helped decide the future of the Arkansas Gazette. (Philip S. Anderson; Nixon Hargrave Devans & Doyle; Rupert Phillips; Gerald Reilly; Arkansas Gazette newspaper)
Oct 28, 1991; Webb, Kane ... During an Oct. 18 news conference announcing his purchase of the assets of the Arkansas Gazette, Arkansas Democrat Publisher Walter E. Hussman Jr. estimated he filed 28,000 pages of legal documents to complete the transaction. "Is that right, Phil?" Hussman asked his attorney, ...
Arkansas Gazette. "The silence is haunting." (reminiscenses of former journalists of the Arkansas Gazette newspaper)(part 1)
Oct 28, 1991 ... The Gazette's Voice Is Silenced After Almost 172 Years: Veteran Staffers Mourn Her Passing This is the first of a two-part series of essays by longtime Arkansas Gazette writers and editors. Walter E. Hussman Jr. and the Gannett Co. did not allow Gazette staffers to write the ...
Public pay. (salaries of executives of public companies)(Arkansas Business Rankings)
Oct 28, 1991; Gibson, Carolyn ... Don Tyson's Compensation Package Isn't Chicken Feed Don Tyson's 1990 salary was $372,000 less than his 1987 salary. But don't feel sorry for the chairman and chief executive officer of Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. Tyson's total compensation for the same time ...
Arkansas business rankings: executive compensation. (includes related articles) (Directory)
Oct 28, 1991; Gibson, Carolyn ... TABULAR DATA OMITTED About Executive Compensation Income figures for 1990 come from 1991 proxy statements issued by Arkansas public companies. Salary figures include cash compensation and, in some cases, bonus and incentive pay. Stock options exercised ...
On the rebound. (resurgence of new home market in Arkansas evidenced by projects of Winrock Development Co.) (Company Profile)
Oct 28, 1991; Waldon, George ... Winrock Development Co. Gears Up For What It Believes Will Be A Resurgent New Home Market Home builders and residential developers have watched the new home market in Pulaski County plummet to half of what it was five years ago. That steady decline will end if the forecast ...
